Businesses have until midday on 17 April to apply for grants for Innovate UK funding of up to £50,000 to cover the cost of projects that develop or use technology during this Covid-19 pandemic.
Technology can be used to meet the new way of working, whether that is re-engineering working practices, detecting surges in consumer demand or monitoring vulnerable people. Other suggestions are changes to delivery methods or services to accommodate the changes this outbreak has brought about, such as restricted transportation or managing a disparate team of employees.
The project is also intended for R&D or innovations that will create businesses that will be resilient to similar events in the future.
£20m has been set aside for the grants, proposals will be monitored and reviewed by Innovate UK, a funding agency within the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Projects will begin by June 2020 and last for six months, with products and services expected to be available to the public by the end of this year.
The newly appointed Science Minister, Amanda Solloway (pictured) said: The response of researchers and businesses to the coronavirus outbreak has been remarkable. This new investment will support the development of technologies that can help industries, communities and individuals adapt to new ways of working when situations like this, and other incidents, arise”.source: electronicweekly
The newly appointed Science Minister, Amanda Solloway (pictured) said: The response of researchers and businesses to the coronavirus outbreak has been remarkable. This new investment will support the development of technologies that can help industries, communities and individuals adapt to new ways of working when situations like this, and other incidents, arise”.source: electronicweekly
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